Knocking Nickelback has become a sport for some critics. For a band that sits comfortably musically between Bryan Adams to the right and Metallica to the left and is fairly aligned soundwise with Bon Jovi and Foo Fighters Nickelback knockers invariably have no valid back-up to their argument.

BB King performed at the Glastonbury Music Festival on June 24 2011.

Fans of The Beatles have discovered 13 fresh videos at the band’s YouTube channel this week.

Twin Peaks creator David Lynch has returned to the reboot of his iconic TV series.

Tom Waits has written and performed a song for David Letterman.

Eric Clapton has recorded a video message to pay his respects to his friend, B.B. King.

U2 kicked off their Innocence + Experience world tour in Vancouver, Canada and he wasn’t without problems. The Edge fell off the stage during “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’.

Blues legend B.B. King has passed away at the age of 89.

Paul Weller, Eric Clapton (GH), 21 Pilots, Brandon Flowers, Hot Chip, Zedd, Faith No More and Major Lazer lead the week's new music releases.

DJ Steve Aoki has cancelled five European performances while he undergoes throat surgery.

iHeartRadio Music News, powered by Noise11.com has a big week of guests in the green room this week with appearances from Paul Weller, Built To Spill, Django Django and Jamie Lawson.

Warner Music has announced the release of a 30th anniversary edition of Private Dancer, the breakthrough solo album of the world's most loved singers and performers, Tina Turner.

Insane Clown Posse has been forced to cancel the balance of their Marvelous Missing Link In-Store Insanity Tour after Shaggy 2 Dope didn't get his probation paperwork in on time for a DUI.

David Cassidy will not be driving himself anywhere anytime soon.

Annie Lennox still struggles to gauge what people will like in a performance.

Steven Tyler has announced his debut Country single will be titled 'Love Is Your Name'.

Savage Garden will release one of their earliest recordings, a demo of ‘She’ from 1994, on the upcoming compilation ‘Savage Garden: The Singles’.

Mariah Carey has had to cancel one of her Vegas shows.

Brandon Flowers says radio would destroy The Killers if they came out now.

Lime Cordiale have put their new song ‘Feel Alright’ on Soundcloud for all to hear.

The Simpsons has just had a massive walk-out for the next season all due to one man, Harry Shearer.

Paul McCartney is urging the Gallagher brothers to reform Oasis even though he never reformed his band that they idolised, The Beatles.

People who went to the Conejo Valley Days in Thousand Oaks, CA on Saturday to see Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins and his side project, Chevy Metal, received a special surprise.

Suze DeMarchi will release a themed solo album titled ‘Home’ and will welcome into her home Jimmy Barnes, Diesel, Shane Nicholson, Dallas Frasca, Tex Perkins and Mick Skelton.

Paloma Faith’s remaining Australian shows have been cancelled.

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) will launch a new music chart based on streaming.

Snoop Dogg thinks Pharrell Williams 'really gets' who he is as an artist.

The Blast of Our Kind tour will commence on November 30th in Norwich and culminate in a triumphant show at London's Roundhouse on December 20th.

After five hit singles, the inimitable Tinie Tempah is set to return with the release of his first new track since the release of his 2013 album 'Demonstration'.

Soaked In Bleach is another movie about Kurt Cobain, this time focused on the circumstances leading up to his death.